First Time Building a PC! Please Help me!

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nicksouza5

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First time building a PC, I already have a recommended build in mind but I need a second opinion. Please tell me if I need to adjust or change anything! All help is appreciated!

My Current Build:
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KIZUF7Y/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2L77EE7U53NWQ
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LNJBA2I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A7SHYGW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3W3STWCK1O3NR
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IFT9OMW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BIWKNAK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AZCEI3EMXUPTH
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E8Y5C/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R0I8SQ8/ref=ox_sc_act_title_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
-https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MOUBYDQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
 
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Silverbear

Silverbear

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My guess from your linked products is that you have around a $600-650 budget?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.88 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($57.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Jet)
Case: Fractal Design Core 2300 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $632.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-22 02:55 EST-0500
 
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nicksouza5

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This looks like a great build but I have a 700$ budget and I need an operating system and a case. Is my build ok? Or do I need to change something?
 
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Silverbear

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($116.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.49 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX300 275GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($89.88 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB Video Card ($185.66 @ Jet)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ B&H)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home Full - USB 32/64-bit ($106.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $713.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-02-22 08:49 EST-0500

If you can go just a tiny bit over budget, this is what I would buy.

-The i3 7100 beats the 860k in nearly every benchmark, and when you have the funds, you can upgrade to an i5 or i7 without needing to change anything else in the build
-Motherboard is one of the newest Chipsets so you get USB 3/3.1 and Gigabit Ethernet
-PSU is MUCH higher quality than the Apevia (Seriously, those Apevia's are fire hazards)
-The RAM and Case were a compromise as I tried to stay within the budget while not sacrificing quality elsewhere or removing the RX 480. They'll work, they're just not flashy
-You can shave off the SSD and put in a 1TB WD Blue drive to get under budget, but starting out with the SSD and having Windows on it makes more sense to me since storage is one of the least expensive upgrades (usually)
 
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